Trademark of Quality
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Trade Mark Of Quality (abbreviated TMOQ or TMQ) was a bootleg record label based in Los Angeles, California, during the late 1960s and early 1970s. The label was responsible for many underground records of Bob Dylan, Led Zeppelin, Jefferson Airplane, Devo, Grateful Dead, The Beatles, Frank Zappa, The Rolling Stones, The Who and many other popular rock artists of the era. The major record labels were shocked and dismayed that any anonymous person could obtain or make a bootleg recording of their artists and press records and release them for sale.
Trade Mark of Quality was established in 1970 by "Dub" Taylor and Ken Douglas (now an avid sailor and author.) They were quality-conscious perfectionists who pressed all their albums on coloured, virgin vinyl, and perhaps the first bootleggers to start producing real, printed picture covers, and later colour picture covers (printed - not inserts under the shrink-wrap as seen on "head shop" bootlegs). Taylor and Douglas had released several albums under different names before settling on "Trade Mark Of Quality" in 1970, the first being the (in)famous Great White Wonder by Bob Dylan. According to Douglas, Taylor recorded several of TMOQ's releases himself, including the classic Rolling Stones' Live'r Than You'll Ever Be and Led Zeppelin's Live On Blueberry Hill. TMOQ frequently released its albums with cover art by William Stout.
History
First generation releases are known as TMOQ or "farm pig" and were released by Taylor and Douglas. The first pressings had big number 1/2/3/4 labels and later pressings had different variations of the "farm pig" label. An unknown number of titles also had "Made In Holland" printed on the labels and this was (according to the book Great White Wonders), because of the liberal laws in Holland. These copies were then exported to Europe. All TMOQ albums initially had blank generic jackets with rubber stamped title, TMOQ stickers in silver, gold and various other colours with records pressed on black or coloured vinyl when available. Most, but not all albums, had a back insert. Second generation releases came after Taylor and Douglas split up their partnership and they began a "friendly competition" as Douglas released titles on his own TMOQ, also known as the "Smoking Pig" label, before establishing The Amazing Kornyfone Record Label (TAKRL) with a new partner. An arrangement with the pressing plant allowed him use of Taylor's TMOQ stampers to press his own copies of Taylor's records along with his own new releases. His releases were a mix of CV and black vinyl pressings and had front inserts (usually the same as the old TMOQ back inserts but now with the TMOQ logo). Between 1973 and 1974, a number of titles were released without catalogue numbers and can only be identified by the matrix numbers. In 1973, Taylor and Douglas met an art student named William Stout who expressed an interest in designing their album covers, his first being the Rolling Stones' Winter Tour 1973 double album. Stout subsequently designed all the TMOQ cartoon covers in his unique style. The most famous is probably The Rolling Stones' Welcome to New York in 1973 which was also the label's first printed deluxe cover. His last ones were in 1976 when TMOQ released six albums in its deluxe series. The most lovely ones are probably Jeff Beck's Beckfast album with a cartoon version of the Kellog's Corn Flakes pack and Paul McCartney & Wings Great Dane double album with a cartoon version of the HMV dog.
Releases
TMOQ (I) = Dub&Ken era (II) = Ken "smoking pig" era
TMOQ (I) single LPs :
- 71001 – Bob Dylan – Stealin'
- 71002 – Bob Dylan – John Birch Society Blues
- 71003 – Rolling Stones – Live'r Than You'll Ever Be
- 71004 – Donovan – The Ready River
- 71005 – Jethro Tull – My God
- 71006 – Bob Dylan – While the Establishment Burns
- 71007 – The Beatles – In Atlanta Whiskey Flat
- 71008 – Bob Dylan – Seems Like A Freeze Out
- 71009 – Bob Dylan – Talkin Bear Mountain Massacre Picnic Blues
- 71010 – Frank Zappa / Mothers – 200 Motels
- 71011 – Jefferson Airplane – Up Against The wall
- 71012 – The Beatles – Last Live Show
- 71013 – CSN&Y – Ohio Wooden Nickel
- 71014 – Paul Simon – The Paul Simon Solo Album
- 71015 – The Beatles – Complete Christmas Collection 1963 – 69
- 71016 – Rod Stewart & the Faces – Plynth
- 71017 – Bob Dylan – Royal Albert Hall
- 71018 – Jimi Hendrix – Maui Hawaii
- 71019 – Jimi Hendrix – Broadcasts
- 71020 – Rolling Stones – European Tour 1970
- 71021 – Rolling Stones – Beautiful Delilah
- 71022 – Neil Young – At The Los Angeles Music centre
- 71023 – Janis Joplin – Infinity Blues
- 71024 – The Beatles – Get Back Sessions
- 71025 – The Beatles – Renaissance Minstrels 1
- 71026 – The Beatles – Renaissance Minstrels 2
- 71027 – Bob Dylan – VD Waltz
- 71028 – Jimi Hendrix – Smashing Amps
- 71029 – Rolling Stones – London Roundhouse'
- 71030 – Jethro Tull – Nothing Is Easy - pink vinyl JT – 511 etched in off trail wax
- 71031 – Blood Sweat & Tears – BS&T 5
- 71032 – The Beatles – Yellow Matter Custard
- 71033 – Bob Dylan – Burn Some More
- 71034 – Bob Dylan – Best Of Great White Wonder
- 71035 – Buffalo Springfield, Neil Young, CSN&Y – Springfield Roots
- 71036 – Cat Stevens – Father & Son
- 71037 – Grateful Dead – In Concert
- 71038 – Jefferson Airplane – Winterland 1970 / Tapes from The Mothership
- 71039 – The Who – Closer To Queen Mary
- 71040 – Pink Floyd – Omayyad
- 71041 – Led Zeppelin – Mudslide
- 71042 – Jimi Hendrix – Good Vibes
- 71043 – Bob Dylan – Let Me Die In My Footsteps
- 71044 – Jethro Tull – Flute Cake
- 71045 – Bob Dylan – Troubled Troubador
- 71046 – John Lennon – Telecasts
- 71047 – Leon Russell – Session
- 71048 – The Beatles – Outtakes 1
- 71049 – The Beatles – Outtakes 2
- 71050 – Bob Dylan – Isle Of Wight
- 71051 – Bob Dylan – Blind Boy Grunt
- 71052 – Rod Stewart & The Faces – Had me A Real Good Time
- 71053 – Moody Blues – Bushbuck
- 71054 – David Bowie – In Person
- 71055 – Bob Dylan – The Demo Tapes
- 71056 – Pete Townshend – The Genius Of ...
- 71057 – Rolling Stones – Burning At The Hollywood Palladium 1972
- 71058 – Grateful Dead – San Francisco
- 71059 – Frank Zappa & Hot Rats – At The Olympic
- 71060 – Jimi Hendrix – Good Karma
- 71061 – Bob Dylan – Don't Look Back
- 71062 – David Bowie – In America
- 71063 – Neil Young – Boulder, Colorado
- 71064 – Grateful Dead – Hollywood Palladium 1
- 71065 – The Beatles – Hollywood Bowl 1964
- 71066 – Yes – On Tour
- 71067 – Deep Purple – Purple For A Day
- 71068 – The Beatles – Get Back Session 2
- 71069 – Bob Dylan – BBC Broadcast
- 71070 – Led Zeppelin – BBC Broadcast'
- 71071 – The Who – Fillmore East
- 71072 – Neil Young – BBC Broadcast
- 71073 – Santana – Hot & Alive
- 71074 – David Bowie – All American Bowie
- 71075 – Rolling Stones – Bright Lights Big City
- 71076 – The Beatles – Spicy Beatles Songs
- 71077 – The Who – Radio London
- 71078 – Rolling Stones – San diego '69
- 71079 – Jimi Hendrix – Good Karma 2
- 71080 – Rolling Stones – Welcome To New York
- 71081 – The Yardbirds – Rarities
- 71082 – Derek and the Dominos – Stormy Monday
- 71083 – Bob Dylan – Early 60s Revisited
- 71084 – The Kinks – Long Tall Sally
- 71085 – Bad Company – Boblingen
- 71086 – Rolling Stones – European Tour '73
- 1816 – Rolling Stones – Stone Relics
- 1817 – Rod Stewart & the Faces – Dancing in the street
- 1825 – Leon Russell – Session
- 1844 – Procul Harum – Shine on live
- 1845 – Jethro Tull – Ticketon
- 1852 – Led Zeppelin – Stairway To Heaven
- 1859 – Leon Russell – Oakie from Tulsa
- 1867 – Rod Stewart & the Faces – Performance
TMOQ (I) double LPs :
- 72001 – Bob Dylan – Great White Wonder
- 72002 – Led Zeppelin – Live On Blueberry Hill'
- 72003 – Jimi Hendrix – Hendrix Alive
- 72004 – Led Zeppelin – Going to California
- 72005 – David Crosby & Graham Nash – A Very Stoney Evening
- 72006 – Rolling Stones – Winter Tours 1973
- 72007 – Led Zeppelin – Bonzo's Birthday Party
- 72008 – Grateful Dead – Hollywood Palladium 2
- 72009 – Rolling Stones – Gimme Shelter
- 72010 – Jethro Tull – Forum '73
- 72011 – Rolling Stones – Summer Reruns
- 72012 – The Beatles – Vancouver
- 72013 – Alice Cooper – You're All Crazier Than I Am ( Only exist with "Smoking Pig" label )
- 72014 – Grateful Dead – Filmore West
- 72015 – Jethro Tull – Supercharged ( Only exist with "Smoking Pig" label )
- 72016 – Led Zeppelin – Three Days After ( Only exist with "Smoking Pig" label )
- 72017 – Rolling Stones – Mick's Birthday Party'
- 72018 – The Who – Jaguar ( Only exist with "Smoking Pig" label )
- 72019 – Led Zeppelin – V-1/2 ( Only exist with "Smoking Pig" label )
- 1401 – Paul McCartney& Wings – In concert in Copenhagen
- 1847/2810 – David Bowie – Live At Santa Monica Civic
- 2804 – Pink Floyd – Live (aka Cymbaline)
- 2806 – Rolling Stones – Get your rocks off
TMOQ (I) double LPs budget series:
- 7501 – Bob Dylan – BBC Broadcast
- 7502 – Jimi Hendrix – Broadcasts / Maui Hawaii
- 7503 – Jethro Tull – My God / Nothing Is Easy
- 7504 – The Who & Townshend – Closer To Queen Mary / Genius Of Pete Townshend
- 7505 – Rolling Stones – European Tour 1970 / Burning At The Hollywood Palladium
- 7506 – Frank Zappa – 200 Motels / At The Lympic
- 7507 – Bob Dylan – While The Establishment Burns / Isle Of Wight
- 7508 – The Beatles – Outtakes 1 / Outtakes 2
- 7509 – Jimi Hendrix – Hendrix Alive
- 7510 – David Crosby & Graham Nash – A Very Stoney Evening
TMOQ (I) 7" single series :
- 9001 – Rolling Stones – Cops and Robbers
- 9002 – Bad Company – In Concert
TMOQ (I) single LP deluxe series :
- 61001 – Yardbirds – Golden Eggs
- 61002 – Bob Dylan – Melbourne Australia 1966
- 61003 – Yardbirds – More Golden Eggs
TMOQ (I) double LP deluxe series :
TMOQ (I) triple LP deluxe series :
- 63001 – Bob Dylan – Saint Valentine's Day Massacre
TMOQ (I) single LP deluxe series :
- 8201 – Deep Purple – Murky Waters
- 8202 – Pink Floyd – Nippon Connection
- 8203 – Pink Floyd – Circus Days
- 8204 – Jeff Beck – Beckfast
TMOQ (I) double LP deluxe series :
- 8205/6 – Paul McCartney – Great Dane
- 8207/8 – Rolling Stones – LA Fog
TMOQ (II) single LPs :
- 73000 – Donovan – The Reedy River
- 73001 – The Beatles – Renaissance Minstrels 1
- 73002 – The Beatles – Renaissance Minstrels 2
- 73003 – Buffalo Springfield – Springfield Roots
- 73005 – Bob Dylan – While The Establishment Burns
- 73006 – Bob Dylan – Burn Some More
- 73007 – Bob Dylan – Blind Boy Grunt
- 73008 – Bob Dylan – Best Of The Great White Wonder
- 73009 – Grateful Dead – Live In Concert
- 73010 – Grateful Dead – Silent Dead
- 73011 – Jimi Hendrix – Maui Hawaii
- 73012 – Jimi Hendrix – Broadcasts
- 73013 – Jimi Hendrix – Smashing Amps
- 73014 – Jethro Tull – My God
- 73015 – Jethro Tull – Ticketron
- 73016 – The Kinks – Kriminal
- 73017 – Led Zeppelin – Stairway To Heaven
- 73018 – Paul McCartney – James Paul McCartney
- 73019 – Moody Blues – Answer To The Mystery Of Life
- 73020 – Van Morrison – A Spawn Of The Dublin Pubs
- 73021 – Rod Stewart – Had Me A Real Good Time
- 73022 – Rolling Stones – Stone Relics
- 73023 – Rolling Stones – European Tour
- 73024 – Rolling Stones – Burning At The Hollywood Palladium
- 73025 – Rolling Stones – Smooth
- 73026 – Pete Townshend – The Genius Of
- 73027 – Johnny Winter – Hot & Alive
- 73028 – Neil Young – Coming Home
- 73030 – The Beatles – The Beatles
- 73031 – Jimi Hendrix – Skyhigh
- 73032 – The Beatles – Renaissance Minstrels 3
- 73033 – Rolling Stones – Get Your Leeds Lungs Out
- 73034 – Bob Dylan – Bridgett's Album
- 73035 – Van Morrison – Belfast Cowboy
- 73036 – Poco – Country Bump
- 73037 – Randy Newman – Live At Paul's Mall Boston
- 73038 – Joni Mitchell – Lights out In Georgia
- 73039 – Elton John – More rock from Elton
- 1704 – Beatles – Hollywood Bowl
- 1800 – The Beatles – Last live show
- 1802 – Bob Dylan – Stealin
- 1804 – Bob Dylan – Talking Bear Mountain Massacre Picnic Blues
- 1807 – Neil Young – Coming home
- 1809 – Cat Stevens – Father & son
- 1811 – Rolling Stones – Live'r Than You'll Ever Be
- 1817 – Rod Stewart & the Faces – Dancing in the street
- 1818 – Bob Dylan – GWW Royal Albert Hall
- 1824 – Beatles – In Atlanta Whiskey flats
- 1826 – Led Zeppelin – Mudslide
- 1828 – Jethro Tull – Flute cake
- 1831 – The Who – Closer to Queen Mary
- 1832 – Rod Stewart & the Faces – Plynth
- 1834 – John Lennon – Telecast
- 1837 – Traffic – Traffic jam
- 1844 – Procul Harum – Shine on live
- 1846 – The Who – Fillmore East
- 1851 – Jimi Hendrix – Good Karma
- 1855 – Bob Dylan – Isle of Wight
- 1859 – Leon Russell – Oakie from Tulsa
- 1861 – Bob Dylan – GWW The Demo tapes
- 1862 – Bob Dylan – Don't look back
- 1867 – Rod Stewart & the Faces – Performance
- 1888 – David Bowie – The All American Bowie
- 1892 – The Beatles – Spicy Beatles songs
- 1894 – Neil Young – BBC Broadcast
- 71085 – Bad Company – Boblingen
- 2815C/D – Rolling Stones – Welcome to New York
- BlindBoy9 – Bob Dylan – Blind Boy Grunt
TMOQ (II) double LPs :
- 1840/1841 – Jimi Hendrix – Broadcasts / Maui Hawaii
- 1847/2810 – David Bowie – Live At Santa Monica Civic
- 1848/1855 – Bob Dylan – While The Establishment Burns / Isle Of Wight
- 2800 – Bob Dylan – Great White Wonder
- 2801 – Led Zeppelin – Live On Blueberry Hill
- 2802 – Jimi Hendrix – Hendrix Alive
- 2804 – Pink Floyd – Live (aka Cymbaline)
- 2805 – Grateful Dead – Fillmore West
- 2806 – Rolling Stones – Get your rocks off
- 2815 – Rolling Stones – Mick's Birthday Party
- 2818 – Led Zeppelin – Bonzo's Birthday Party
- 2820 – Led Zeppelin – Live in Seattle
- XCN1/2/3/4 – David Crosby & Graham Nash – A Very Stony Evening
- LZ1234 – Led Zeppelin – Going to California
References
Clinton Heylin (1996). Bootleg: The Secret History of the Other Recording Industry. New York: St. Martin's Griffin. ISBN 0-312-14289-7.
Hot Wacks Press (1996). Hot Wacks Book XV : The last Wacks. Canada: The Hot Wacks Press. ISBN 0-969-80803-8.
John C. Winn (2011). Beatlegmania: Volume Four. New York : Multiplus Books. ISBN 978-0-9728362-6-5.